Chrysalis Award Winner

OWNER PROGRAM
Growing family with 3 children are seeking budget-sensitive addition/ spatial reconfiguration to enlarge existing 12’ x 18’ kitchen of 20 year old center Hall Colonial.
Plan calls for architecturally sympathetic 12’ x 10’ breakfast room addition with southfacing bay window seamlessly integrated into existing elevations.
Owners also want “open” configuration plan providing physical and visual connectivity to adjacent 12’ x 24’ family room, a requirement that entails removing an interior bearing wall. On this score, open interior must be finished in a way that mainstreams resulting great room as integral to a well-articulated interior design concept.
Owners are also seeking a better-rationalized floor plan with more sensible, step-saving locations for surfaces, major appliances.
Segue to adjacent family room and dining room, respectively, should be designed for improved functionality. Solution should also provide for substantial increase in cabinet storage.
Other elements in program include:
Cherry bookcases
Custom-designed individual locker-style cubbies for each child
Eat-in dining counter with seating for four
Better access to pantry door, laundry room
eliminate cumbersome HVAC in ducting
visually unify new suite with hardwood; sympathetic interior detailing

Major accomplishment is ability to have a seamless flow between indoor and outdoor transition and nice flow for larger group gatherings
design and construct 12’ x 11’ breakfast room on rear elevation
interior features expansive course of windows, tray ceilings; French door accesses new 12’ x 35’ deck with wide-tread side stairs and 10’x 20’ screen in porch.
develop schematic for rerouting plumbing and electrical; remove (load-bearing) wall dividing kitchen and family room to update and connectivity of space.
install hardwood floor to visually unify kitchen, family, new breakfast room addition
As well as sand and finish the entire first floor
kitchen interior: re-route plumbing; remove soffits
remove 11’ wide of rear elevation wall as required to create contiguous breakfast room.